YouTube To Certify Health Care Providers’ Accounts
In a move to limit misinformation on its platform, YouTube has said that doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals can apply to have their YouTube channels certified. The video-sharing platform said this on Thursday, saying that the change will allow…
The Scourge of Malaria in Nigeria And AYGF Perspective
In 2020 alone, malaria accounted for an estimated 199, 689 deaths, of which 1,811 were reported. This is besides the 206, 139, 584 people who were vulnerable. Malaria statistics by country shows that the deaths due to malaria in Nigeria constitute about 31.9 per cent of the global malaria deaths; this is approximately 200,000 deaths in 2021. Over 60 million people are infected yearly and an estimated US$1.1 billion is lost yearly due to malaria related absenteeism and productivity losses. Nigeria is among the top 6 countries that account for ½ half of all the malaria related deaths worldwide. This number cuts across classes, ages, statuses and genders.
Okowa Mourns David Mark’s Son, Tunde Jonathan Mark
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta and Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has condoled with former President of the Senate, David Mark, over the death of his first son, Tunde Jonathan Mark. Okowa, in a statement by his…
Mental Health and Drugs: A Nexus
By Emmanuel Onwubiko Adamu Bamidele Ikokwu (not real name) is one of the sons of the very senior politician in one of the communities not far away from Lagos. He was schooled in some of the best British affiliated schools…
Lagos Speaker Obasa Mourns Afuye, Speaks On What Will Be Missed About Late Ekiti Speaker
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has described the death of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Oluwafunminiyi Afuye, as a huge loss to the body of Speakers in Nigeria….
Tragedy As Ekiti Assembly Speaker Dies Ahead of Daughter’s Wedding
The Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly Funminiyi Afuye has died following a cardiac arrest, the state government confirmed. “Rt. Hon Afuye died Wednesday evening at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado- Ekiti, where he was receiving…
Governor Sule Approves Recruitment of 37 Medical Doctors
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has approved the recruitment of 37 medical doctors meant to boost healthcare delivery across the state. Engineer Sule disclosed this while flagging off a free medical outreach in Nasarawa Local Government Area, on at…
BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II Dies At 96
The longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, Queen Elizabeth II, has died at the age of 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a short statement, triggering 10 days…
Lagos Assembly Passes Bill On DNA, Forensic Centre
A bill for a law establishing the Lagos State Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid (DNA) and Forensic centre to support criminal investigations, law enforcement, preservation of evidence for the judicial system and for other connected purposes has been passed by the Lagos State…
Obudu German Hospital – The Untold Truth…
Biostadt is a science based technology company founded by the owner of Coscharis, Mr. Cosmas Maduka. It started business in Nigeria in 1964 as CIBA–GEIGY and metamorphosed to Swiss Biostadt Limited in 2010. In 2016, Swiss Biostadt Limited, signed a…
Fed. Lawmaker, Akande-Sadipe Assists Kidnap Victim, Pays Hospital Bills
A House of Representatives member, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has contributed to the treatment of a kidnap victim (names withheld) in Ekiti State. A statement by her Special Assistant, Media & Publicity, Olamilekan Olusada, on Sunday, indicated that Akande-Sadipe received an…
